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Friday, 24 July 2015

The Legend is such that
Eve, who was the first woman to be created on earth (peace be upon her), also
known as Hawwa, had been buried somewhere in the area of Old Jeddah. While
there are no absolute or definite archaeological evidence which can support
these claims or legends, the legend is still alive and has been passed on from
generation to generation. It is a matter
of great pride for the residents of Jeddah to be residing in the same place
where the first woman on earth has been laid to rest. This is just the basic
tale and although most of our readers would be aware of this there are some
other interesting facts that I am sure our readers are unaware of;

It is generally estimated
that the tomb of Eve or Hawwa A.S. (peace be upon her) was somewhere around 120
meters long and also three meters wide. These were however the original
dimensions and over time deterioration has reduced the size of her tomb.

The Graveyard where Eve or
Hawwa A.S. (peace be upon her) is buried has a sign on the gate that reads
“Eve’s Grave”, however there are no headstones or any names that could mark her
exact spot of her burial.

The above arrangements
were purposely done so that nobody could ever venerate this historical site.

Jeddah, literally means
Grandmother in Arabic, hence one of the tales lay claim that the city of Jeddah
was named after our universal grandmother Eve (Hawwa A.S.) (peace be upon her).

There are however
arguments to this tale. People claim that the city got the name Jeddah from the
location of the city. Originally the city was pronounced as Juddah which
translates to seashore in Arabic and hence has nothing to do with Eve (Hawwa
A.S.)

As someone who is greatly
interested in History, I wished that this site could have been properly marked
not for religious reasons but for historical reasons, so that mankind could lay
witness to the burial places of the First woman on Earth and the second human
being on Earth. Even if we see it in a religious perspective, the grave is
probably one of the most religiously historically important graves in all of
History as History begins with Adam (peace be upon him) and Eve (Hawwa A.S.).

However I believe that it
was in the best interest of the preservation and safekeeping of the most
historical site in the world, both religiously and historically, as wars and
unrest often result in large scale destruction, of which this historical grave
could have become a victim of. We as humans cannot afford to lose one of the
most historic and religiously prestigious locations on earth, where the first woman
on Earth and the wife of Adam (peace be upon him) has been laid to rest. Hope
our readers have found the previous facts and the analysis interesting.